When your child grows up, they may be able to work a job that complements their level of ID, live independently, and support themselves. Support services are available to help adults with ID live ...

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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - You’ve heard the words “we can do it.” That’s exactly the message Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services is working to spread not only among its clients ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A Bemidji man convicted of stabbing and killing his girlfriend was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison, as well as another four years and two months of supervised ...

Despite encouraging changes in the expectations of programming for persons with moderate to severe intellectual disability (MSD), data suggest that programs for these individuals are still lacking in ...

Dear Extra Credit: In your March 22 response to my letter about the Montgomery County learning centers issue ["For Reporters, a Remedial Course in Learning Centers," Montgomery Extra], you said that ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Some non-traditional students are celebrating after earning a certificate through Northeastern State University's Riverhawks Scholar program. The program is specifically designed ...

I adopted a child as an older single mom. My daughter’s birth mom drank while she was pregnant and, as a result, my daughter has moderate intellectual disabilities which will affect her all of her ...

Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 54, No. 4 (December 2019), pp. 328-342 (15 pages) Many adults with intellectual disability (ID) do not learn the skills needed to ...